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Matt D'Avella

Filmmaker and YouTuber exploring minimalism, personal finance, and intentional living.

subscribers on YouTube
4M
followers on TikTok
34.8K
items cited
44
sources read
63

TikTok count as of October 2026, from the public profile.

YouTube setup

@mattdavella
Capture1Sound2Editing and post17Platforms5Desk5Everything else10

Capture

Camera equipment1

  • NOMATIC Travel Pack 14L

    $329.99cited in 2 videosfirst cited March 2025speaks highly of it

    “…so I've thoroughly tested out both the 14 L and 20 L nomadic bags for months and I have to say that I very much prefer the 14 lit bag I find that it has just enough organizational compartments for my stuff but not too much”

Sound

Headphones2

Editing and post

Editing software1

Recording software1

Productivity software13

Creator tools2

  • Epidemic Sound

    cited in 43 videosfirst cited December 2024

    “Music for videos”
  • Storyblocks

    cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

    “Now Storyblocks is a new sponsor to this channel but it's not something that's new to me I've been using them for the past six to eight months and have gotten so much value from their service I have saved so much time by using Storyblocks”

Platforms

Hosting platforms4

  • Squarespace

    cited in 69 videosspeaks highly of it

    “…my sponsor for this video is Squarespace I've been using them for over a decade to build and launch my own websites for three main reasons they've got great templates they handle all the technical backend stuff that I'm too dumb to figure out and their platform makes it so easy to publish new content”
  • “…go follow me on Instagram. I'll be sharing those along with a bunch of new original content exclusively for IGTV that expands on the topics that I share here on YouTube.”
    View source at 8:18from February 2020
  • “…go follow me on Instagram. I'll be sharing those along with a bunch of new original content exclusively for IGTV that expands on the topics that I share here on YouTube.”
    View source at 8:18from February 2020
  • “I've been making a lot of videos on Instagram TV behind the scenes talking a little bit more about these kinda things and what goes into 'em.”
    View source at 8:46from April 2020

Membership platforms1

  • Patreon

    cited in 5 videospositive about it

    “…one of the ways that I'm making this studio possible is through patreon I brought patreon back and I made it even more accessible for people to be able to contribute to me”

Desk

Computers1

Office furniture4

Everything else

Other10

Instagram setup

@mattdavella
Capture4

Capture

Cameras3

  • Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Camera

    $2,999.00first cited March 2021speaks highly of it

    “I'm gonna go with the Canon R5 using this small dslr Camera for the first time in years made me realize how much quicker I could move”
    View source at 7:38from March 2021
  • Sony Handycam AX700

    first cited March 2021positive about it

    “It would be my the first camera that I ever had my Sony Handycam really just for nostalgia purposes”
    View source at 8:12from March 2021
  • Canon C500 Mark II

    first cited March 2021

    “My primary camera for making youtube videos for the past year had been my C500 and then when I came here to australia I was like I'm not gonna bring this big camera”
    View source at 7:27from March 2021

Camera equipment1

  • Manfrotto 420B Boom Stand

    first cited March 2021speaks highly of it

    “…so the last thing that I couldn't live without would be my Manfrotto Boom Stand pole and it's just because I use it for so many different shots I use it for doing overhead shots with my camera”
    View source at 12:39from March 2021

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